Reviews Everlast Gym Leigh Fitness Centre

Very concerning stalking behaviour from some of the women towards men at this gym.
One woman followed me to my car numerous times and when she saw me sat in my own vehicle listening to music in the car park she would open the car door to talk to me. The same woman would send me voice recordings every day laughing and joking. She even invited me to go for a walk but luckily I never went because I’m not interested.
Always friendly, never a bad word said between me and the woman and nothing to cause any concern at all but yet the same woman, now claims that she’s been stalked and harassed by me simply because she couldn’t get her own way.
She claimed she was asked out on a date when in fact she never was. She claimed she was followed when in fact she never was. She claims that I tried to FaceTime her, but yet the phone number she showed was not my phone number and has zero connection to me or anyone I know.
Zero evidence to back up her delusional state.
Any woman that gets followed would record it on their phone or there would be CCTV footage from the gym but there is none. Any woman receiving phone calls would show a digital footprint, but yet there is none.
Everlast did nothing in supporting me, in fact they fabricated a story to suit the woman’s delusion.
I no longer go to this gym and I strongly recommend that no one joins.

This happened to me at Everlast in Leigh.
Every time I was parked in the car park listening to music before going into the gym, a certain woman gym member would open my passenger door and was enthusiastically very happy to see me and chat. The same woman would send me voicemails one to three times a day laughing and joking down the phone. She invited me to walk the dogs with her.
At the same time, she set up a smear campaign against me and told everyone that I was (deleted by the administrator) Clearly something very wrong with this woman and this unfortunate is a repeated pattern at this gym that is encouraged and supported by staff. I am no longer a member.

"Fight club" trainer needs people skills training!
I did the "fight club" gym class, and in my opinion, and many other peoples, the trainer is overly dominating, bigoted, and egotistical, wanting to show authority in controlling everyone in perfect synchronisation, and getting noticeably angry, using verbal abuse and disapproving nasty looks, when us gym members can't keep up, or get a move wrong.
A class supposed to be fun, enjoyable, but her class was too dominating, commanding. It reminded me of army boot camp.
My left leg was forward and others were right leg.
She stopped the class routine, shouting directly at me to make sure I had the correct leg forward.
No need to shout belittling me. It isn't SAS training. Does it really matter if I'm a little bit slower in keeping up? Or if l've put the wrong leg forward? I'm new to this.
I felt embarrassed being treated as if I'm a misbehaving child. Very disconcerting.
It's as if the trainer assumes that I should be able to keep up, and have the fitness level required.
She doesn't know me, or my health conditions, or fitness training experience, so chill out, back off and don't be so aggressively rude, and unprofessional.
I like the idea of the class, and the trainer is passionate, but overly so. Dare I say it - Narcissistic attention seeking bully.
The class was conducted in a way that left me feeling emotionally drained, threatened, not good enough, uncomfortable, and intimidated. It was a distressing experience, and nothing positive about it.
I didn't attend any more of her classes even though I remained a member of the gym for the rest of the disappointing month.
There are some horror stories about this trainers conduct towards some members.
As a member, whatever you do, do not be positive, don't have fun, or laugh/smile in class, that is not allowed at Everlast. And you maybe arrested for having a humorous private banter joke.
Members (Friends) support friends. We have zero loyalty to a failing company that violates members, and ex-members decency, with lies, and psychological abuse.
As such Everlast in Leigh have lost many members.

Equipment is old and knackered. Was hit in the face with faulty bit of kit glasses were broken and staff/management not even bothered. No one from head office even checked up to see if I was ok. Was told I would be compensated for my broken glasses which hasn’t happened. If I wasn’t tied in to a contract with them I would have left. Terrible gym.

Everlast Leigh the worst gym.

I've been a member for a number of years now, and the deterioration and lack of customer service or experience is a shambles.

So far the gym has had no air con for a number of months, there has been NO communication issued to us members on this. Just passive comments from PT's that it costs too much to fix, so is not being fixed. They implemented two small fans which took WEEKs to arrive, and have since had two useless air con units plugged in. If lucky they open the fire door every once in while. Imagine a gym thats too hot, and throw a whole host of sweat and dirt into the mix. It’s a hazard, and there has been member injury from this.

The gym doesn't have any deep clean procedures in place, occasionally I’ve seen someone walk around with a dirty cloth and spray and occasionally wipe a side. Note they do this during peak times. I've never known a gym that doesn't have a cleaning team come in each night after closing and gut the place. But the dirt I see there on Monday will still be there the following week. My favourite cleaning routine was a guy spraying the odd thing and wiping it, whilst walking around eating a packet of crisps. And forget about them having gel/sprays available for you to be able to clean it yourself, or anitbac your hands, last time I checked the "sanitising station" it was filled with dirty tissues.

In light of the above cleaning, most members now show little care of the gym, given the team and management don't so you'll usually be on a treasure hunt to find a dumbbell/kettlebell/plate you need, or if you are really lucky find some dirty tissue or empty bottles around the gym in its place.

The equipment is old, and usually broken for weeks on end, if its fixed within the month its speedy, but usually once its out of order it stays that way. Cables - broken. Machines that you should be able to adjust - you can't. Bikes/Treadmills out of order permanently. New kit/upgraded kit? Haven't seen anything in years!!! Benches - ripped, anything with a seat is usually torn or broken, and anything with broken legs they just prop up on weights and hope for the best.

Where do I even start with the team. There are 1-2 employees that welcome you with a smile and say Hello on the reception and more than happy to help and provide a base level of customer service. The rest, will look through you and actively ignore you. Their jobs are literally front of house, which means saying hello etc. Usually theres a few of them stood having a chat amongst theirselves moaning about something and actively ignoring anyone entering or leaving. My all time favourite experience was coming in first thing to be ignored by the team member on the desk, to see they were swiping online dating.

Let’s not forget the adverts 'v' the reality. The ads are now the upgraded gyms, which look like a gym should look, and supposedly Leigh has been next for renovation for the past 2-3years. At this stage it’s just further false promises, to string us members along.

At this stage, we have little option, as theres no gyms nearby thats worth joining. But I believe that will be changing soon, and there will be a mass exit.

All members would like is a functional gym. Which is actually what we pay for.

I've been a member for a number of years now, and the deterioration and lack of customer service or experience is a shambles.
So far the gym has had no air con for a number of months, there has been NO comms issued to their members on this. Just passive comments from PT's that it costs too much to fix, so is not being fixed. They implemented 2 small fans which took WEEKs to arrive, and have since had 2 shoddy air con units plugged in. If you are lucky they open the fire door every once in while. Imagine a gym thats on hell, and then sit it on fire, and throw a whole host of sweat and dirt into the mix. Its a hazard, and at some stage there will be a injury from this.
The gym doesn't have any deep clean procedures in place, occasionally you'll see someone walk around with a dirty cloth and spray and occasionally wipe a side. Note they do this during peak times. I've never known a gym that doesn't have a cleaning team come in each night after closing and gut the place. But the dirt you see there on Monday will still be there the following week. My favourite cleaning routine was a guy spraying the odd thing and wiping it, whilst walking round eating a packet of crisps. And forget about them having gel/sprays available for you to be able to clean it yourself, or anitbac your hands, last time I checked the "sanitising station" it was filled with dirty tissues.
In light of the above cleaning, most members now show little care of the gym, given the team and management don't so you'll usually be on a treasure hunt to find a dumbbell/kettlebell/plate you need, or if you are really lucky find some dirty tissue or empty bottles around the gym in its place.
The equipment is SHODDY, and usually broken for weeks on end, if its fixed within the month its speedy, but usually once its out of order it stays that way. Cables - broken. Machines that you should be able to adjust - you can't. Bikes/Treadmills out of order permanently. New kit/upgraded kit? Haven't seen anything in years!!! Benches - ripped, anything with a seat is usually torn or broken, and anything with broken legs they just prop up on weights and hope for the best.
Where do I even start with the team. There are 1-2 employees that welcome you with a smile and say Hello on the reception and more than happy to help and provide a base level of customer service. The rest, will look through you and actively ignore you. Their jobs are literally front of house, which means saying hello etc. Usually theres a few of them stood having a chat amongst theirselves moaning about something and actively ignoring anyone entering or leaving. My all time favourite experience was coming in first thing to be ignored by the team member on the desk, to see they were swiping on tinder!
Lets not forget the online adverts 'v' the reality. The ads are now the upgraded gyms, which look like a gym should look, and supposedly Leigh has been next for renovation for the past 2-3years. At this stage its just further false promises, to string their members along.
At this stage, Everlast know we have little option, as theres no competitor nearby thats worth joining. But I believe that will be changing soon, and there will be a mass exit.
All members would like is a functional gym thats not hotter than hell. Which is actually what we pay for.

Avoid at all costs - Everlash Leigh Gym is a disgrace.
This place is an absolute joke of a gym. The air conditioning has been broken for five months — yes, five entire months — and in its place are a couple of cheap industrial fans that just blow hot air around like a heatwave is part of the workout plan. Trying to train in this place during summer is genuinely unsafe. It's like exercising inside a broken-down boiler room.
And that's just the start.
Nearly every machine is either broken, on its last legs, or mysteriously "awaiting repair" for months on end. You'll see the same "out of order" signs gathering dust while nobody lifts a finger to fix anything. Equipment failure isn't a rare inconvenience here — it's the norm.
As for hygiene? Forget it. The place is filthy.
There's no full-time cleaning crew, just part-time cleaners who magically appear when someone from head office is scheduled to visit. The rest of the time, you're on your own in a sweat-stained, bacteria-ridden mess of a facility. No sanitizer spray, no paper towels, nothing to clean machines — just hope the person before you wasn't a walking health hazard.
Customer service? That would imply there is ne. The staff don't greet you, don' icknowledge you, and in some cases actively g out of their way to avoid eye contact. If you do approach them, don't expect help - you'll get shrugged off or ignored entirely.
To sum it up: broken equipment, no air con, disgusting facilities, and staff who couldn't care less. Everlash isn't a gym — it's a health risk masquerading as one. Don't waste your money here. You deserve better!

This Everlast in Leigh is badly managed & not fully supported by the owners “Frasers Group”.
It’s so bad that the local council “Health & Safety” inspectors have had to intervene due to the reported concerns to them by staff & the gym members.
The numerous breaches of health & safety regulations have lead to huge financial losses due to payouts in compensation for injuries & fines. Plus increased insurance premiums, decreased productivity, low staff & members morale, increased employee turnover, & absenteeism due to staffs dissatisfaction with the working conditions, stress, anxiety & cancellation of memberships leading to lost of earnings.
This gym now has a poor reputation which has damaged its ability to attract & retain customers & employees.

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With the low number of paying members this gym is not financially viable. It is simply not feasible to be paying out wages, rent for the building, the maintenance of the old machinery and equipment when the income is less than the outgoings.
This is the reason that Leigh Everlast have closed off the spa pools for the last three years in a desperate attempt to save money. The reason the machines are not being maintained. The reason the air-conditioning has been out of use for several months. The list is endless on the deterioration of this gym and it is obvious why.
Having previously worked at this gym for several years, I can confirm that most of the people in the gym are there on a discounted promotional months rate so that’s why the gym looks busy. The people are not full paying members.
The full paying members are not getting value for their monthly membership cost. This has frustrated me to the point where I no longer work for this company.

I now have lots of free time from this gym as I no longer work here, so I now walk my own dog in the natural air conditioning of being outside.
No more putting up with situations being escalated by those being(deleted by the administrator)
It’s important to remain healthy and safe to avoid closing down.
I’m having déjà vu, because just imagine being accused of something I’ve not done and a false representation of my behaviour and character being said by others. This couldn’t possibly be a repeat, hence the déjà vu.
How ironic but what goes around comes around that's karma.
I need to learn to keep my mouth shut and not do things under wraps and behind peoples backs.

Still no air-con after several month of not working, as such I’ve now cancelled my membership. I said to member of staff that they had no intention of putting air-con back on and she agreed by saying no. Apparently it is broken and the repair bill is 100k that they don’t have. Did weights today but came out of gym looking like I'd ran a sweaty marathon. The heat is unbearable and there are no windows for ventilation. Embarrassingly they have bought a plug-in fan that makes zero difference.
This is a serious breach of health and safety laws.

On social media IG after posting a "Your story", and on FB a "Create story" it allows you to see who has viewed the post. In my case, a member of staff at this Leigh gym was constantly everyday, every post was checking up on me online and sending me unwanted friends request.
I never showed any interest in this person, in fact I avoided them, even-so they continued and were also bothering me in person.
I also received text messages to my phone.
My number they had got from my gym membership account.
This caused me some concern. It got so bad that I can no longer go to this gym.

Everlast Leigh is being fully investigated for breach of health and safety laws due to putting the public in serious danger of harm.
The air-conditioning has not worked for months and it is sweltering hot to the point where people are passing out with heatstroke. There are no windows in the class studio or in the spin class. With no air conditioning it is unbearable.
Added to this the gym area is very unhygienic because they do not have full-time cleaning staff, It’s filthy.
It is long overdue by many years for a full refurbishment, but I am told by staff that they cannot afford it.
Save your money and go to a better managed gym.

It is very unfair that members are being lied to, and potential new members are being lied to by this Everlast Leigh gym. The facts are that the gym is not being (deleted by the administrator)and all the faulty equipment, machines, unusable Spa pools and broken air conditioning are not being repaired.
Everlast Leigh are still creating outright lies, false advertising, and if you are thinking that they sound far fetched and made up, you'll be correct.
The fact that they think it’s OK to fabricate such wild lies is now quite frankly laughable.
Everlast Leigh created a situation and they are now disgruntled at the negative truth being posted online by multiple ex-members because they do not like having negative consequences for their actions.
Avoid this gym.

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I’ve seen a decline in the running and maintenance of this gym. Buckets are being used in the men’s toilets under the urinals for leaking. I’m told by staff that over three hundred thousand is needed to replace all of the old equipment and machines, and to fix the broken air conditioning, music system, two unusable spa pools etc but they don’t have the money. There are no full-time cleaners so the gym is dirty.

As an employee at Everlast of many years, I’ve seen a decline in the running and maintenance of this gym.
I’m told that over three hundred thousand is needed to replace all of the old equipment and machines, and to fix the broken air conditioning, music system, two unusable spa pools etc. There are no full-time cleaners. The gym is in need of full modernising before they close permanently.

Leigh gym is (deleted by the administrator), it’s badly laid out with multiple broken equipment and workout machines.
The air conditioning, ventilation hasn’t worked in months with zero signs of repair, and so as a result the gym is really sweaty, smelly and stuffy. Far too hot in the class studio with zero windows and no AC.
Too many people are getting free day passes so over crowded. This makes the gym look popular busy with members when in fact they’re not paying members. Worst gym in the area by far.

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Only been using the gym for a few weeks, everyone seems friendly and it has a nice sized swimming pool

Leigh Everlast Gym FACTS -
No air conditioning for several months.
Too hot to workout and in classes.
Music far too loud.
Boarded up spa pools for two years out of use.
Several out of use machines for months.
Old outdated equipment.
Dust and filth everywhere. Needs a deep clean.
Buckets under urinals to catch leaks for weeks.
Faulty showers.
Rude staff.
Management don’t care.
Nothing is being done to improve this deteriorating gym.

I've been a member for 16 years and always loved this gym for it's spaciousness, free weights and steam room. Equipment does however break and doesn't always get fixed straight away. This has never bothered me as I use mainly free weights.
The deal breaker at the moment is the fact the air conditioning has not been fixed and unlikely to be fixed in the near future. Staff member discreetly informed me so. With the recent warm to hot whether it can bug me, especially when I go from a long day at work. It would be nice to feel cool when working out. This is my only complaint but I'm started to feel Ike I want to go elsewhere due to it. Such a shame as l've been a loyal member for so long. They don't seem to care about that loyal unfortunately.

Leigh gym staff need to realise that the members pay their wages. Without us they have no job.
The staff are so rude, gossiping, spreading lies, for their own entertainment. So unprofessional.
Staff and management need to focus on cleaning this dirty gym and maintaining the multitude faulty machines and do public relations staff training.
I’ve cancelled my payment.

The staff at the gym are friendly and professional and they have plenty of equipment to train in any way you wan(E.G free weights,body weight exercises) but anytime you go the gym there's always a machine or two broken and they take a few months to be prepared.

The gym and its changing rooms have been clean every time i have been

Overall Its an okay gym

Everlast Gym Leigh
Four days without ruining water, but yet they remained open with no toilets, no showers, no cleaning equipment. Air conditioning hasn’t worked for several months. It is too hot to do classes. Buckets are being used in the men’s washroom to catch leaking urinals for weeks. Multiple equipment has been broken out of use for several months without repair/replacement. Working machines need maintenance - new grips, new wires, replacement of broken seats on the bikes and the water holders, cleaning etc
jacuzzis are boarded up for the last two years. Rude staff.
I have nothing positive to say, and the membership fee is a waste of money.

I once really rated this gym but has gone down hill, machines are regularly out of use for long periods of time, and the ones that are in use aren't well maintained. An example of this are the bikes where the seats have massive cracks in them and every single one has a broken waterbottle holder.
There's been no new equipment in a very long time and is being left behind by more modern gyms. The men's toilets have also been broken for months with buckets just being left under urinals instead of paying to fix the problem.
The air-conditioning hasn't been working in months with them just holding doors open and putting one big fan in the entire gym hoping that will be sufficient for gym which is definitely not. I feel like my negatives are coming from either management refusing to pay have a better upkeep or the gym having had severe budget cuts.
The gym is always very busy, but this is because they’re giving out free memberships monthly.

Been a member here on and off
Over the past few years. There's always some equipment that is out of use and the 2 jacuzzis haven't been working for the past few years. The worse thing is the men's changing rooms.
Showers are untidy, plastic bottles and chewing gum left in the shower cubicles. You're lucky if there is any shampoo / shower gel available. I won't even mention the toilets !! The changing rooms are in desperate need of an update.

My first day in a gym class I got a technique wrong and a member of staff shouted at me which humiliated me in front of everyone.

I will never go back to this gym due to the level of unprofessionalism.

There are some very bad members of staff at this gym.
As a male member I am discriminated against. I was walking from the studio downstairs and a female member was in front of me, she stopped and turned to look at me and wanted to engage in conversation with me so we stood in the corridor chatting at her request.
A member of staff walked past and gave me the most disgusting dirty look as if I’ve done something wrong.
The member of staff later complaint to management that I was bothering women.
But yet the woman I was talking to wanted to talk to me and made no complaint as she had no reason to do so. We have since become friends and the member of staff continues to do this to other male members of the gym.